A roaming deer is the talk of the town in Naugatuck after neighbors noticed something wasn’t right. That deer has a plastic container stuck on its head.
“It was like this is out of this world. I can’t believe this is happening. How did this piece of garbage get on to her head?” Naugatuck resident Courtney Toran asked.
It’s a question that neighbors in Naugatuck are trying to answer after seeing a deer with a plastic container stuck on its head.
Courtney Toran says the deer was first spotted on New Year’s Day roaming around on Wooster Street and nearby woods. The image spooked her family at first.
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“My husband actually thought it was a headless deer. He just thought it was a body running across and he was super freaked out,” she said.
But alarm turned into concern for the deer’s well-being after Toran saw the container stuck to its head.
“How is she able to eat? How is she able to drink? How is she able to take care of her baby? Can she even see with that on?” she asked.
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The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says their environmental conservation officers are trying to find the deer and believes it’s active and avoiding humans.
DEEP says it welcomes calls if people spot the deer but warn people to not approach the deer as it can get spooked, possibly endangering the animal.
While it’s unclear how the container got on the deer’s head, Toran says she’s noticed trash in the woods and has this plea.
“Pick up your trash. Yes, please dispose of it properly. Our community is not a landfill,” she said.
DEEP can be reached at 860-424-3333.
